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R. Kelly finds himself in a familiar spot atop the Billboard 200 with "Double Up," his sixth No. 1 album. The Jive set moved 386,000 copies in the U.S. for the week ending June 3, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Each of Kelly's 10 studio albums have reached either No. 1 or No. 2 on the big chart.

After debuting at No. 1 last week, Maroon 5's A&M/ Octone effort "It Won't Be Soon Before Long" slips to No. 2 with 172,000. Another former chart-topper, Linkin Park's "Minutes to Midnight" (Machine Shop/Warner Bros.), falls a rung to No. 3 with 126,000.

Country singer Jason Aldean's sophomore set, "Relentless" (Broken Bow), earns him his best charting and sales week yet, entering at No. 4 with 98,000. His 2005 self-titled debut peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard 200.

Three albums sold about 50,000 copies this week, with only a difference of a few dozen separating them. Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black" rockets five spots to No. 6, with help from a new $7.99 sales sticker at Best Buy; "Cold Summer," by hip-hop trio U.S.D.A., Young Jeezy's collaboration with Slick Pulla and Blood Raw, descends three to No. 7; and Avril Lavigne's "The Best Damn Thing" (RCA) climbs one slot to No. 8.